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Trachinus Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

126094 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126094)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Trachinus draco Linnaeus, 1758

Parent

Trachinidae Rafinesque, 1815

Synonymised names

Corystion Rafinesque, 1810 · unaccepted

Pseudotrachinus Bleeker, 1861 · unaccepted

Direct children (19)

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Species Trachinus araneus Cuvier, 1829
Species Trachinus armatus Bleeker, 1861
Species Trachinus collignoni Roux, 1957
Species Trachinus cornutus Guichenot, 1848
Species Trachinus draco Linnaeus, 1758
Species Trachinus lineolatus Fischer, 1885
Species Trachinus pellegrini Cadenat, 1937
Species Trachinus radiatus Cuvier, 1829
Species Trachinus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765 accepted as Epinephelus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765)
Species Trachinus cirrhosus Pallas, 1814 accepted as Blepsias cirrhosus (Pallas, 1814)
Species Trachinus gasteropelecus Tilesius, 1813 accepted as Trichodon trichodon (Tilesius, 1813)
Species Trachinus horridus Gronow, 1854 accepted as Echiichthys vipera (Cuvier, 1829)
Species Trachinus lineatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Trachinus draco Linnaeus, 1758
Species Trachinus melanoptera Swainson, 1839 accepted as Alepes melanoptera (Swainson, 1839)
Species Trachinus osbeck Lacepède, 1800 accepted as Epinephelus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765)
Species Trachinus pardalis (Bleeker, 1861) accepted as Trachinus radiatus Cuvier, 1829
Species Trachinus trichodon Tilesius, 1813 accepted as Trichodon trichodon (Tilesius, 1813)
Species Trachinus vainus Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Trachinus radiatus Cuvier, 1829
Species Trachinus vipera Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Echiichthys vipera (Cuvier, 1829) (synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Trachinus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126094 on 2026-07-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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original description (of Pseudotrachinus Bleeker, 1861) Bleeker, P. (1861). Notice sur le genre Trachinus (Artedi) et ses espèces. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris (Zoologie) (Sér. 4). v. 16: 375-382. [details]

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]